Green snaketail dragonfly

It was a long drive to look voor this rare dragonfly, but eventually we found two of them at a little stream close to Paarlo The Netherlands.

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Ferdy Christant

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Thanks for the big effort and sharing it with us! Posted 5 years ago
1. Paul Dirksen
  
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  You're more than welcome Ferdy. Posted 5 years ago

Christine Young

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And you got a fantastic shot of it! Posted 5 years ago
1. Paul Dirksen
  
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  Thanks a lot Christine, it was a shot against the light, that's why the background is black. Posted 5 years ago

The Green snaketail

''Ophiogomphus cecilia'', the green snaketail, green gomphid, or green club-tailed dragonfly is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies

Species identified by Paul Dirksen

By Paul Dirksen

Uploaded Apr 1, 2020. Captured Aug 3, 2018 12:16 in Herkenbosseroheweg 6075, 6075 Herkenbosch, Netherlands.

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Canon EOS 650D
f/9.0
1/395s
ISO400
400mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.